Ben Darcie is a homebrewer and beer writer in Grand Rapids, Mich., where he gives beer-education lectures, hosts beer dinners and founded the only extensive annual beer-tasting class in Michigan.
Founder and owner Chris Michner chose Grand Haven, Mich., for the site of Odd Side Ales, settling on a suite in a converted Story & Clark piano factory. The whole idea behind the brewery was to make “unusual ales” that feature offbeat ingredients and bold flavors to intrigue the palate.
